I've read it's a 2014 prospect who visited this past weekend. While I could see Crawford dropping soon, I have no clue who it'd be. Steve tweeted last night in response to if it was Crawford and he said it's "bigger." So take that FWIW.

Yeah I've got no idea who it could be, but I heard someone at Rivals said it's someone "we would never expect" so that's why I thought Lattimore. Unless he means McDowell because he wants to take all 5 OVs and it would be unexpected to announce right now...this is making my head hurt.

is probably in reference to the cb from CA, a name that can be found with a simple google search. He's a 5* db and the Commish has been all over him. I shouldn't say never. I'd gladly share anything I could get from Rivals. The mods are unmitigated dickheads.

But I think I remember reading that it was someone who Michigan made great strides with at the BBQ. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe the big DB targets in the 2014 class were there for the BBQ.

I thought the only info out there was that this was bigger than Crawford, who is a top100ish guy. Some have said it would be unexpected

McDowell would be a big time get and the timing would be unexpected. There's other info out there and I can't remember what's premium and what's not anymore, but McDowell seems like a good guess (although his Dad denied that today so wth do I know)

You might need to go back and read that thread, I could be wrong but I think it came off of Michigan's first basketball loss of the season to OSU of all teams. It was one of "those" days that's usually best to stay away from the computer, that thread wasn't very much fun.

As a Buckeye fan and 11W frequenter, it would be worse than Webb (who is a stud, but not in-state, though the pipeline connection is there). My question about this would be that Smith and Lattimore are a long-rumored package deal. I don't know UM's space or needs at safety. Do you take Smith to get Lattimore? This is a question, I guess, that both coaching staffs are asking themselves.

didn't know they were a package. I know little about them as players. I found this scouting report on Smith by Magnus (our in-house brutally honest blogger). Also, are most people looking at Lattimore as a CB or a WR?

Also, if Smith is a SS and Lattimore's position is flexible, then yes I think we'd take both. Watson and Peppers are field and boundary corners, respectively. Especially if Lattimore can play FS.

Well, there is Erick Smith--that safety prospect who visited with Lattimore. I'm not sure he's "bigger" than Crawford, but he is a highly-rated player with top offers. We do need a S in the 2014 class and Smith would certainly be a surprise.

seems unlikely, but it's probably at least as likely as anyone else, as the implication is that it's a 2014 guy that would surprise us and is a "huge" deal (maybe they are hyping it for clicks, but if it's some 3* we weren't counting on, it would hurt their credibility in the future next time they said it). I feel like Hand and McDowell would be surprises in timing, not in us thinking they were a possibility, and neither Nicholson nor Westphal are "huge", per se. So, who does that really leave? A West Coast guy like Smith, Jackson, or maybe Williams, or Lattimore. But what do I know?

I assume the Mark to whom the OP refers is @Mgobluegr, Aquaman's partner in crime over at the Michigan boards on 247Sports. Shaun's reaction was in Monday Recruitin' in the form of a quote from ESPN insider:

“The schools are pretty much the same, but one is different with its faith and class size. To me the academics and what they do on the field is equal, but Michigan is still at the top,” he said. “I connected with Coach (Curt) Mallory and Coach (Greg) Mattison at Michigan. I want to keep building our relationship and friendships with the other coaches. That definitely keeps pushing Michigan more to the top.

According to some older pieces around the Internet, we offered in May and at that time Crawford had been here once or twice already and was already a fan of Mattison. The Crystal Ball folks point to Michigan as well, for what it is worth.

Any chance it's Eric Smith? Not higher rated than Crawford but he is from Glenville and there is talk that he and Lattimore are a package deal. OSU just got another safety in Hooker so there may not be room for Smith anymore at OSU as they have the same scholarship crunch Michigan has next year.